Dirk Dusharme @ Quality Digest

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Dirk Dusharme is Quality Digest’s editor in chief.

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Six Sigma in Health Care: We’re Leaving Money On the Table An interview with Ron Wince, CEO of Guidon Performance Solutions
Thu, 10/01/2009 - 05:30
All the talk of health care reform has resulted in many hospitals turning to lean Six Sigma to help improve efficiency and aid in cost cutting. However, health care efficiency expert Ron Wince contends that many of these facilities are not applying…
SME and Purdue Unveil Green Certificate Program Program offers new skills and hope for manufacturing jobs and the economy.
Fri, 09/04/2009 - 15:20
In much the same way the Works Progress Administration of the Great Depression put millions of Americans back to work, there is great hope that green jobs will do the same during these current tougher-than-ever economic times. What’s more,…
Auto Industry Suppliers Eye Medical Device Marketplace AIAG helps with curriculum covering ISO 13485 medical device standard, and proven automotive quality tools and methodologies.
Tue, 08/18/2009 - 11:18
As the U.S. automotive industry struggles to get back on its feet, automotive industry suppliers are finding new markets for their manufacturing skills. The burgeoning medical device field is one industry ideally suited to support that industry.…
Hexagon Metrology Initiates Litigation Against Metris and Mitutoyo Patent infringement suit concerns portable articulated arms with infinite rotation.
Thu, 07/16/2009 - 10:41
(Hexagon Metrology: London) -- Hexagon Metrology has filed a patent infringement suit in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts alleging that Metris N.V. and its U.S. subsidiary Metris U.S.A. Inc., and Mitutoyo Corporation and its U.S. subsidiary…
Large-Scale 3-D Metrology Highlighted at Upcoming CMSC The Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference is the only U.S. show dedicated to large-scale 3-D measurement.
Tue, 07/14/2009 - 04:00
Investing in capital equipment always involves an analysis of the return on investment (ROI), but never as much as during a recession. The question this year is often, "Our company is already tightening its belt, is this equipment going to help us…
QualiPedia: FMEA Stopping problems before they occur
Tue, 07/07/2009 - 15:32
Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) is a systematic analysis technique that facilitates the identification of potential problems (failure modes) within a design or manufacturing process. Problems can then be ranked in order of importance to…
Xspect Responds to Hexagon Lawsuit Press Release Press release was misleading, says Xspect. No wrongdoing shown.
Mon, 06/29/2009 - 13:29
In response to what it claims was a misleading press release issued by Hexagon Metrology last week regarding an intellectual property suit, Xspect Solutions Inc. has added clarification and detail to some of the language used in Hexagon's release…
Nikon Offers to Buy Metris Metris board gives support for $96 million buy-out.
Mon, 06/08/2009 - 15:00
(Quality Digest: Chico, California) -- Nikon Corp. has announced an offer to purchase Belgium-based metrology company, Metris N.V., for €5.50 per share. This represents an 107-percent premium to Metris's closing price on NYSE Euronext Brussels as…
NIST Develops High-Power Laser Power Meter New ultra-black, high-temperature, carbon nanotube coating is key.
Wed, 05/20/2009 - 15:56
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed an ultra-black, multiwalled carbon nanotube coating that can be sprayed on to a substrate such as copper. The rugged coating can withstand high temperatures without melting or…
Think Big. Think 3-D. The CMSC is the show for large-scale 3-D metrology.
Sun, 05/03/2009 - 14:48
This issue is the first of three consecutive CMSC show-focus issues that highlight the yearly Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference. The CMSC is the largest U.S. trade show focused solely on large-scale 3-D metrology. Attendance has grown each…